The baby name Linet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIN-et (IPA: /ˈlɪnət/).
The baby name Linet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIN-et (IPA: /ˈlɪnət/).
Linet is English, Welsh in Origin.
With roots in both Celtic and Romance traditions, Linet can be read along two etymological paths. One traces to medieval Welsh Eluned (earlier Luned), borne by a saint and meaning “image, idol,” which passed through Old French as Lunete in Arthurian romance and into English as Lynette/Linet. The other links the name to the linnet, a melodious finch; Middle English linet came from Old French linette, “little flax,” referring to the bird’s taste for flaxseed.
Use is recorded in Arthurian literature - Malory and later Tennyson’s Gareth and Lynette - helping the form resurface in the 19th‑century revival of chivalric names and remain in modest use today. Variants and cognates include Linette, Linnet, Lynette, Lynet, Lynnette, Lyonet/Lyonette, Lunete, Luned, and Eluned; short forms range from Lin and Lina to Nettie. The name’s imagery blends courtly legend with nature - at once knightly attendant and clear‑voiced songbird.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #146 | 6 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| BO | 0 | #372 | 10 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #429 | 53 | 9,861 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #522 | 11 | 11,342 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #533 | 21 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #533 | 9 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #539 | 9 | 10,981 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #540 | 72 | 9,488 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #606 | 12 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #833 | 19 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #883 | 53 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #919 | 25 | 14,861 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 132 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,026 | 53 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,105 | 79 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,190 | 22 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
Linet is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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